Written Answers Friday 29 September 2006

Scottish Executive

Alcohol Misuse

Brian Adam (Aberdeen North) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on alcohol rehabilitation services in each year since 1999.

Lewis Macdonald: NHS boards pay for the delivery of rehabilitation services from their general allocations but this spend is not identified separately. In addition, each of Scotland’s 22 alcohol and drug action teams has received allocations for the provision of alcohol treatment and rehabilitation services since 2004-05, detailed as follows:

  
2004-05: £3,000,000
2005-06: £9,900,000
2006-07: £9,900,000.


  It is also a priority of the Changing Children’s Services Fund to develop targeted education, prevention and rehabilitation services for children affected by alcohol or drugs misuse and the investment made through this fund in 2005-06 amounted to £65.5 million. The Executive has committed £4 million since 2004-05 to the Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland - Partnership Drugs Initiative - to support voluntary organisations working with children and young people affected by substance misuse, and a further £2 million in 2005-06 and 2006-07 to support ADATs in discharging their responsibilities to support the delivery of treatment and rehabilitation services at local level.

Alcohol Misuse

Brian Adam (Aberdeen North) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how much it will spend on alcohol rehabilitation services in each of the next three years.

Lewis Macdonald: The levels of funding available in 2006-07 for the provision of alcohol prevention and treatment services will carry forward into 2007-08. Any decisions thereafter on the level of funding allocations will form part of the next spending review.

  I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-28409 on 29 September 2006,which details the range of Executive funding streams being used currently to support delivery of alcohol rehabilitation services. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.

Alcohol Misuse

Brian Adam (Aberdeen North) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) local authority, (b) NHS board and (c) Executive-funded alcohol rehabilitation places there were in each year since 1999.

Brian Adam (Aberdeen North) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) local authority, (b) NHS board and (c) Executive-funded alcohol rehabilitation places were unfilled in each year since 1999.

Lewis Macdonald: Since 2002-03 each Alcohol and Drug Action Team has been tasked with producing annual Corporate Action Plans which contain information on the numbers of alcohol rehabilitation places available at local level across Scotland. These plans are available on the Information and Statistics Division Scotland website at: http://www.drugsmisuse.isdscotland.org/dat/cap/dat.htm .

  Additional information can be obtained direct from NHS boards. Information is not available centrally on alcohol rehabilitation places prior to 2002-03.

Asylum Seekers

Linda Fabiani (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-21228 by Malcolm Chisholm on 14 December 2005, what the outcome was of the discussions with the Home Office in relation to the process of removal of asylum seeker families.

Robert Brown: I refer the member to the question S2F-2215 answered on 30 March 2006. The answer to S2F-2215 can be found on the Parliament’s website at:  http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-06/sor0330-02.htm#Col24586 .

Ferry Services

Jim Mather (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how potential bidders for the Gourock-Dunoon ferry tender can comply with the condition to demonstrate that they have concluded several contingent contracts for a Gourock to Dunoon ferry service with VesCo by 30 October 2006, as referred to in the invitation to tender, given that VesCo does not yet exist.

Tavish Scott: We expect that VesCo will be in existence by the closing date for the submission of proposals for the Gourock tounoon service.

Freedom of Information

Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it handles freedom of information requests in a uniform manner or whether requests from specific individuals or people in certain occupations are treated differently and, if so, why it follows this approach.

Margaret Curran: All requests for information are handled in accordance with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. Guidance is provided to Scottish Executive staff on the appropriate handling of requests under the act, this is available on the Scottish Executive website at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/FOI/access/internalguide .

Freedom of Information

Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what input its press office has had into freedom of information responses by the Executive.

Ms Margaret Curran: Press Office is the first point of contact at the Scottish Executive for all media organisations. Guidance is provided to Scottish Executive staff on the appropriate handling of requests under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, this is available on the Scottish Executive website at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/FOI/access/internalguide .

National Health Service

Alasdair Morgan (South of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has considered the need to provide differential funding to NHS boards to take account of those differences between their areas’ patient transport, public transport and ambulance facilities which will influence their attempts to implement the Executive’s requirements on them to improve the inter-working of the Patient Transport Service and local authority demand-responsive transport services.

Mr Andy Kerr: Ensuring the provision of effective transport arrangements for patients, carers, visitors and staff is a significant issue which NHS boards, working in partnership with the new regional transport partnerships, the Scottish Ambulance Service and others, must take account of in the design and delivery of their local services. The Arbuthnott formula, under which the annual financial allocations to boards are made, already takes account of a number of transport related criteria such as local geography and rurality.

  The Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 also requires a more strategic approach from transport interests and NHS boards to planning access to, and ensuring the provision of, transport to health facilities. In relation to health the act requires:

  
transport partnerships, when drawing up their regional transport strategies to consult with NHS boards in their area; 
transport partnerships to address within these strategies how to facilitate access to healthcare facilities, and
NHS boards to, as far as possible, act consistently with the regional transport strategies applying in their area.


  I believe that NHS boards, working with their planning partners and the Regional Transport Partnerships, have the powers and the financial resources to ensure the smooth inter-working of the Patient Transport Service and local authority demand-responsive transport services.

Organ Donation

Carolyn Leckie (Central Scotland) (SSP): To ask the Scottish Executive, following the release of information showing that 25 English and Welsh hospitals used potentially contaminated body parts, allegedly stolen in the United States of America, for orthopaedic surgery, whether any Scottish hospitals have received and used such body parts and, if so, what action has been taken to identify and recall patients who received treatment using the body parts or products.

Mr Andy Kerr: No hospitals in Scotland received such body parts.

Police

Alex Neil (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many police officers have been on operational duty in each (a) police force area, (b) police force division area, (c) police station, (d) local authority area and (e) Scottish Parliamentary constituency in each year since 1997.

Cathy Jamieson: The information requested is not held centrally. Responsibility for the operational deployment of police officers rests with individual Chief Constables. The dynamic nature of policing is such that the demands placed on resources, including individual officers, can change considerably from day-to-day.

Prison Service

Mr Brian Monteith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Independent): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied that it is not at risk of any legal action under European human rights legislation or the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 in respect of any discriminatory treatment of male and female prisoners in Scottish jails related to over-crowding, father-child contact schemes, harshness of regimes, the quality of suicide prevention strategies or in any other way.

Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:

  The SPS keeps its policies and practices under review, not least to ensure compliance with domestic and international legislation. Like other public sector organisations the SPS conducts impact assessments designed to ensure its policies and practices comply with equality and diversity related legislation.

Rail Services

Alex Neil (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has received representations from any source in support of the introduction of regular rail services between Lanark and Edinburgh.

Tavish Scott: The Scottish Executive has received three representations in support of the introduction of regular rail services between Lanark and Edinburgh.

Road Accidents

Alex Fergusson (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-21786 by Tavish Scott on 23 January 2006, whether it will provide a similar breakdown of the number of injury accidents recorded on the A76 between New Cumnock and Dumfries in 2005.

Tavish Scott: The number of injury accidents recorded on the A76 between New Cumnock and Dumfries in 2005 is as follows:

  New Cumnock to Kirkconnel

  

 Year
 Fatalities
 Fatal Accidents
 Serious Accidents
 Slight Accidents


 2005
 0
 0
 1
 3



  Kirkconnel to Sanquhar

  

 Year
 Fatalities
 Fatal Accidents
 Serious Accidents
 Slight Accidents


 2005
 1
 1
 1
 1



  Sanquhar to Thornhill

  

 Year
 Fatalities
 Fatal Accidents
 Serious Accidents
 Slight Accidents


 2005
 0
 0
 1
 4



  Thornhill to Auldgirth

  

 Year
 Fatalities
 Fatal Accidents
 Serious Accidents
 Slight Accidents


 2005
 1
 1
 3
 3



  Auldgirth to Dumfries

  

 Year
 Fatalities
 Fatal Accidents
 Serious Accidents
 Slight Accidents


 2005
 1
 1
 2
 5



  The figures quoted may differ slightly from those published elsewhere because they were extracted on a different date and the database may have changed between the two dates, e.g. due to late returns or corrections to earlier returns.

  Transport Scotland has the operational responsibility for this area, and can contacted for more information if required.

Road Safety

Dr Elaine Murray (Dumfries) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has commissioned, or is aware of, any research into the most effective methods of deterring motorists from speeding.

Tavish Scott: Considerable research has been carried out into speeding and speed management. In particular, UK Government research has focussed on the effectiveness of speed cameras, road humps and other traffic calming techniques. Research published by the Scottish Executive has examined driver attitudes to speeding and speeding behaviour. Examples of Scottish Executive research are; Changing Speeding Behaviour in Scotland: An Evaluation of the FOOLSSPEED Campaign published in 2002 and The Speeding Driver: Who, Why and How? published in 2003. These reports can be found on the Scottish Executive website. The Scottish Executive is also undertaking a pilot scheme to evaluate the effectiveness of average speed cameras installed on the A77 in 2005 and is assessing their effectiveness at road works on the trunk road network.

Roads

Dr Elaine Murray (Dumfries) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is considering selling any of the plots of land compulsorily purchased for the construction of the M74 in Dumfriesshire and, if so, whether these will be sold on the open market.

Tavish Scott: A number of plots of land and properties have already been sold and my officials are aware of other areas that could be disposed of, subject to defining boundaries and agreeing the release of land from the on-going public private partnership contract with the operating company.

  Land sales will comply with the Crichel Down Rules and the Scottish Public Finance Manual and wherever appropriate will be sold on the open market.

Roads

Alex Fergusson (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-21738 by Tavish Scott on 20 January 2006, whether Dumfries and Galloway Council has now responded, or indicated when it will respond, to the Executive’s invitation to explore the possibilities of a road improvement project in the Gateside area of the A76 and whether the Executive has given the council an indicative timescale for completing the exploratory work.

Tavish Scott: No, Dumfries and Galloway Council are currently examining options for the Gateside 2 Project and we await their report. At present, we do not have a specific date for this as all efforts have recently been concentrated on the Glenairlie Orders which were published on 15 September.

  Transport Scotland has the operational responsibility for this area, and can be contacted for more information if required.

Roads

Alex Fergusson (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S2W-21784 and S2W-21736 by Tavish Scott on 17 and 20 January 2006 respectively, whether the schemes identified in the A76 Route Action Plan at Polquhirter, Brackenhill and Cample will be subject to Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance in the context of the Strategic Projects Review started in 2006.

Tavish Scott: Yes, the schemes identified in the A76 Route Action Plan at Polquhirter, Brackenhill and Cample will be subject to Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance in the context of the current Strategic Transport Projects Review.

  Transport Scotland has the operational responsibility for this area, and can be contacted for more information if required.

Roads

Alex Fergusson (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S2W-21784 and S2W-21736 by Tavish Scott on 17 and 20 January 2006 respectively, whether any schemes considered for, but not included in, the A76 Route Action Plan will be considered for Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance appraisal and possible inclusion in the Executive’s future roads capital programme.

Tavish Scott: The Strategic Transport Projects Review which is currently under way will provide an opportunity to consider the major public transport and road transport priorities for the future. This review will take into account issues of national or strategic importance affecting the trunk road network throughout Scotland. The A76 will be included in this process.

  Transport Scotland has the operational responsibility for this area, and can be contacted for more information if required.

Scottish Criminal Record Office

Alex Neil (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many prosecutions have been pursued by the Crown Office in each of the last 10 years on the basis of a single fingerprint being the only evidence on which it has sought a conviction.

Colin Boyd QC: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-26208 on 8 June 2006. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search .

  The information requested is not available.

Tourism

Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many cruise liners have visited Scotland in each year since 1999, broken down by port.

Tavish Scott: The numbers of cruise ships visiting Scotland over the period 1999 to 2005 are as follows:

  

 Port
 1999
 2000
 2001
 2002
 2003
 2004
 2005


 Aberdeen
 7
 5
 1
 2
 6
 5
 6


 Ardrishaig
 
 
 
 
 
 1
 


 Ardrossan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1


 Ayr
 
 
 
 2
 1
 3
 


 Baltasound
 
 
 1
 
 
 
 


 Campbeltown
 
 
 
 1
 2
 4
 


 Colonsay
 
 
 
 
 
 3
 


 Dundee
 7
 4
 6
 4
 8
 10
 12


 Dunvegan
 1
 
 
 
 
 
 


 Fair Isle
 11
 4
 2
 7
 3
 1
 4


 Fairlie
 
 
 
 
 
 1
 


 Fraserburgh
 
 
 
 
 
 1
 


 Garelochhead
 1
 
 
 
 1
 
 


Glasgow
 1
 
 1
 
 1
 
 2


 Greenock
 9
 7
 32
 16
 21
 28
 19


 Helensburgh
 
 
 
 
 
 1
 


 Hound Point
 
 
 
 
 1
 
 


 Hunterston
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1


 Inveraray
 2
 
 
 3
 1
 1
 


 Invergordon
 10
 19
 18
 19
 20
 38
 38


 Inverness
 1
 2
 
 4
 1
 
 


 Islay Island
 
 
 
 
 1
 4
 1


 Kirkwall
 52
 43
 44
 45
 45
 48
 58


 Leith
 31
 26
 25
 23
 26
 19
 31


 Lerwick
 39
 31
 42
 35
 40
 48
 41


 Lochinver
 1
 
 
 
 
 
 


 Oban
 6
 6
 3
 5
 13
 15
 10


 Peterhead
 2
 1
 4
 4
 3
 4
 3


 Port Ellen
 
 
 
 1
 1
 1
 


 Portree
 1
 3
 2
 
 4
 9
 2


 Rosyth
 15
 9
 4
 3
 15
 19
 15


 Rothesay
 
 1
 
 
 2
 2
 


 Scalloway
 1
 
 
 
 
 
 


 Scapa Flow
 7
 7
 2
 2
 6
 2
 3


 Scrabster
 
 
 
 
 
 2
 


 Shapinsay
 2
 
 
 
 
 
 1


 St Kilda
 3
 
 
 
 2
 1
 2


 Stornoway
 10
 7
 9
 15
 13
 14
 12


 Stromness
 1
 1
 
 1
 1
 
 


 Tarbert
 1
 
 1
 2
 
 2
 1


 Tiree Island
 1
 
 
 
 
 
 


 Tobermory
 3
 6
 1
 2
 
 7
 2


 Troon
 
 
 
 
 
 3
 1


 Ullapool
 3
 3
 1
 2
 
 6
 3


 Total 
 229
 185
 199
 198
 238
 303
 269



  Note: Cruise ships of 100 gross tonnes or more arriving at Scottish ports on day visits or for longer periods. The figures may include repeated voyages by the same vessel arriving at port.

Traffic

Alex Fergusson (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-21735 by Tavish Scott on 23 January 2006, whether it will update the information provided, showing traffic flows and final data for 2005.

Tavish Scott: There are 12 permanent automatic traffic counters located on the A76 trunk road. The site locations and the final Annual Average Daily Flows (AADF) for 2005 are as follows:

  

 Location
2005 AADF


 Immediately northwest of A75
 24,440


 Newbridge Diversion
 8,331


 Northwest of Auldgirth
 5,550


 Between Carronbridge and Enterkinfoot
 2,800


 Mennock
 3,136


 Polshill Bridge
 2,932


 Cumnock/Auchinleck Bypass (B7083 and A70)
 6,168


 Cumnock/Auchinleck Bypass (A70 and B7083)
 6,255


 Little Heateth
 10,275


 Crosshands
 10,772


 Crossroads
 11,471


 Bowhouse Roundabout
 9,765



  Transport Scotland has the operational responsibility for this area, and can be contacted for more information if required.

Traffic

Alex Fergusson (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive, what figures the traffic flow figures were at each collection point along the A75 in each year since January 2000

Tavish Scott: The Scottish Executive has 27 traffic monitoring sites on the A75 trunk road. The site locations and details of the traffic flows from 2000 to 2006 are as follows:

  

Location(West to East)
 Year
 Total Eastbound
 Total Westbound
 Total Combined
 Contributing 
No. of Days
 7 Day AADF
 5 Day AADF


 North West of A751- East of Stranraer
 2000
 957,365
 946,517
 1,903,882
 349
 5,455
 5,802


 
 2001
 932,665
 913,294
 1,845,959
 335
 5,510
 5,880


 
 2002
 656,368
 647,638
 1,304,006
 225
 5,796
 6,140


 
 2003
 248,135
 243,877
 492,012
 101
 5,162
 5,554


 
 2004
 1,086,769
 983,537
 2,070,306
 366
 5,657
 6,027


 
 2005
 1,092,836
 614,988
 1,707,824
 365
 4,682
 5,008


 
 2006
 790,463
 787,529
 1,577,992
 255
 6,189
 6,646


 South East of A751
 2000
 990,296
 987,149
 1,977,445
 329
 6,010
 6,375


 
 2001
 1,099,181
 1,086,067
 2,185,248
 365
 5,987
 6,380


 
 2002
 684,901
 678,922
 1,363,823
 229
 5,956
 6,344


 
 2003
 867,901
 860,964
 1,727,975
 279
 6,212
 6,560


 
 2004
 1,071,382
 1,059,547
 2,130,929
 327
 6,618
 7,057


 
 2005
 1,171,547
 1,041,176
 2,212,723
 354
 6,256
 6,691


 
 2006
 628,149
 625,193
 1,253,342
 194
 6,511
 6,964


 Whitecrook - South East of B7084
 2000
 889,788
 889,142
 1,778,930
 352
 5,054
 5,400


 
 2001
 459,974
 452,468
 912,442
 192
 4,752
 5,109


 
 2002
 813,989
 820,089
 1,634,078
 307
 5,331
 5,688


 
 2003
 378,608
 380,729
 759,337
 141
 5533
 5870


 
 2004
 321,346
 323005
 644,351
 122
 5,298
 5,764


 
 2005
 934,178
 938,577
 1,872,755
 327
 5,744
 6,202


 
 2006
 321,342
 320,759
 642,101
 122
 5,296
 5,807


 Glenluce Bypass
 2000
 170,733
 170,835
 341,568
 82
 4,165
 4,442


 
 2001
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A


 
 2002
 73,913
 94,087
 168,000
 34
 5,081
 5,424


 
 2003
 131,007
 116,292
 247,299
 65
 3,920
 4,229


 
 2004
 121,842
 121,294
 243,136
 55
 4,587
 4,893


 
 2005
 86,745
 74,791
 161,536
 33
 5,027
 5,428


 
 2006
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A


 Dervaird - North East of Glenluce
 2000
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A


 
 2001
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A


 
 2002
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A


 
 2003
 184,287
 203,233
 387,520
 107
 3,634
 3,906


 
 2004
 687,656
 749,552
 1,437,208
 365
 3,938
 4,232


 
 2005
 686,419
 745,026
 1,431,445
 358
 4,016
 4,349


 
 2006
 500,143
 545,749
 1,045,892
 255
 4,112
 4,453


 Glasnick Smithy Croft - North East of B735
 2000
 665,781
 669,065
 1,334,846
 352
 3,792
 4,059


 
 2001
 262,433
 261,304
 523,737
 153
 3,440
 3,743


 
 2002
 60,226
 60,280
 120,506
 30
 4,226
 4,487


 
 2003
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A


 
 2004
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A


 
 2005
 637,578
 647,595
 1,285,173
 292
 4409
 4,719


 
 2006
 237,068
 239,394
 476,462
 122
 3,931
 4,333


 Newton Stewart Bypass - North East of A714
 2000
 809,655
 791,019
 1,600,674
 350
 4,573
 4,852


 
 2001
 166,960
 158,442
 325,402
 87
 3,740
 4,074


 
 2002
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A


 
 2003
 333,915
 346,452
 680,367
 133
 5,202
 5,454


 
 2004
 127,335
 119,222
 246,557
 53
 4,800
 5,104


 
 2005
 478,071
 456,383
 934,454
 160
 5,859
 6,141


 
 2006
 246,789
 242,569
 489,358
 104
 4,755
 5,215


 Creetown Bypass - South of C51W
 2000
 176,463
 176,488
 352,951
 81
 4,357
 4,555


 
 2001
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A


 
 2002
 772,473
 781,862
 1,554,335
 351
 4,434
 4,628


 
 2003
 821,009
 828,506
 1,649,515
 365
 4,519
 4,703


 
 2004
 837,731
 847,548
 1,685,279
 365
 4,618
 4,847


 
 2005
 847,226
 859,963
 1,707,089
 365
 4,677
 4,933


 
 2006
 218,203
 221,536
 439,739
 108
 4102
 4,467


 Carsluith 
 2000
 742,930
 740,131
 1,483,061
 345
 4,299
 4,511


 
 2001
 708,562
 742,140
 1,450,702
 362
 4,007
 4,213


 
 2002
 795,744
 800,634
 1,596,378
 360
 4,434
 4,638


 
 2003
 817,974
 830,962
 1,648,936
 365
 4,560
 4,712


 
 2004
 868,415
 858,782
 1,727,197
 364
 4745
 4,961


 
 2005
 878,915
 880,321
 1,759,236
 365
 4,820
 5,072


 
 2006
 635,107
 630,747
 1,265,854
 256
 4,957
 5,219


 Gatehouse of Fleet Bypass – between C9S and B796
 2000
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A


 
 2001
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A


 
 2002
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A


 
 2003
 77,622
 81,449
 159,071
 43
 3,758
 4,051


 
 2004
 66,452
 67,353
 133,805
 41
 3,333
 3,629


 
 2005
 393,489
 406,149
 799,638
 157
 5,141
 5,376


 
 2006
 224,854
 232,960
 457,814
 108
 4,270
 4,645


 Ringford Bypass - North East of A762
 2000
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A


 
 2001
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A


 
 2002
 933,778
 821,844
 1,755,622
 287
 6,133
 6,369


 
 2003
 1,036,012
 1,025,258
 2,061,270
 365
 5,674
 5,900


 
 2004
 1,058,215
 1,051,354
 2,109,569
 365
 5,826
 6,094


 
 2005
 888,265
 888,723
 1,776,988
 299
 5,943
 6,219


 
 2006
 472,617
 472,653
 945,270
 167
 5,661
 6,033


 South West of B736
 2000
 1,446,721
 1,421,992
 2,868,713
 351
 8,173
 8,629


 
 2001
 582,641
 577,013
 1,159,654
 157
 7,401
 7,867


 
 2002
 1,409,959
 1,625,748
 3,035,707
 365
 8,319
 8,721


 
 2003
 1,596,246
 1,604,018
 3,200,264
 365
 8768
 9,179


 
 2004
 1,674,686
 1,685,858
 3,360,544
 365
 9207
 9,709


 
 2005
 1,708,919
 1,707,371
 3,416,290
 365
 9,360
 9,931


 
 2006
 454,314
 455,435
 909,749
 108
 8,479
 9,217


 Castle Douglas Bypass - South West of A745
 2000
 814,313
 772,498
 1,586,811
 339
 4,681
 4,865


 
 2001
 186,247
 175,722
 391,969
 92
 3,948
 4,179


 
 2002
 939,113
 885,822
 1,824,935
 365
 5,001
 5,177


 
 2003
 909,359
 862,831
 1,772,190
 338
 5,243
 5,410


 
 2004
 969,670
 1,016,324
 1,985,994
 365
 5,441
 5,663


 
 2005
 972,732
 930,612
 1,903,344
 339
 5,631
 5,889


 
 2006
 278,146
 262,186
 540,332
 108
 5,032
 5,458


 North East of A745 - between B795 and A745
 2000
 1,276,461
 1,276,566
 2,553,027
 352
 7,253
 7,592


 
 2001
 228,468
 225,513
 453,981
 72
 6,305
 6,782


 
 2002
 167,758
 171,185
 338943
 47
 7,368
 7,804


 
 2003
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A


 
 2004
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A


 
 2005
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A


 
 2006
 183,689
 179,572
 363,261
 44
 8,462
 9,074


 Castle Douglas
 2000
 1,035,566
 1,190,065
 2,225,631
 346
 6,432
 6,654


 
 2001
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A


 
 2002
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A


 
 2003
 1,498,629
 1,498,205
 2,996,834
 365
 8,211
 8,520


 
 2004
 1,428,205
 1,435,140
 2,863,345
 337
 8,535
 8,888


 
 2005
 1,620,897
 1,628,265
 3,249,162
 365
 8,923
 9,380


 
 2006
 1,162,169
 1,162,106
 2,324,275
 255
 9,181
 9,650


 West of U225N Garroch Loaning - between U225N and A712
 2000
 1,479,259
 1,450,601
 2,929,860
 366
 8,005
 8,365


 
 2001
 796,017
 776,111
 1,572,128
 192
 8,230
 8,519


 
 2002
 1,360,700
 1,344,060
 2,704,760
 298
 9,107
 9,409


 
 2003
 1,540,413
 1,535,521
 3,075,934
 325
 9,469
 9,787


 
 2004
 1,583,486
 1,574,959
 3,158,445
 327
 9,682
 10,059


 
 2005
 1,811,171
 1,823,697
 3,634,868
 359
 10,132
 10,616


 
 2006
 502,568
 502,904
 1,005,472
 108
 9,386
 10,113


 Dumfries Bypass -North East of A780 (West)
 2000
 1,369,843
 1,354,650
 2,724,493
 363
 7505
 7,913


 
 2001
 972,169
 964,337
 1,936,506
 255
 7,594
 7,986


 
 2002
 1,539,545
 1,540,252
 3,079,797
 365
 8,441
 8,831


 
 2003
 1,613,611
 1,626,666
 3,240,277
 365
 8,878
 9,275


 
 2004
 1,732,493
 1,809,930
 3,542,423
 365
 9,706
 10,195


 
 2005
 1,862,063
 2,067,228
 3,929,291
 365
 10,765
 11,324


 
 2006
 515,941
 561,300
 1,077,241
 108
 10,052
 10,843


 Dumfries Bypass - North East of A76 
 2000
 2,749,907
 2,654,074
 5,403,981
 326
 16,577
 17,602


 
 2001
 1,089,354
 1,035,951
 2,125,305
 135
 15,776
 16,842


 
 2002
 3,177,603
 3,001,857
 6,179,460
 333
 18,557
 19,630


 
 2003
 3,500,976
 3,307,670
 6,808,646
 355
 19,207
 20,232


 
 2004
 2,809,100
 2,733,896
 5,542,996
 271
 20,492
 21,813


 
 2005
 4,117,277
 3,849,819
 7,967,096
 365
 21,828
 23,150


 
 2006
 810,772
 750,978
 1,561,750
 76
 21,006
 22,568


 A701 North East of A75
 2000
 3,337,030
 3,435,220
 6,772,250
 353
 19,185
 20,457


 
 2001
 1,577,112
 1,615,558
 3,192,670
 171
 18,688
 19,931


 
 2002
 2,754,650
 2,808,606
 5,563,256
 287
 19,390
 20,661


 
 2003
 2,775,130
 2,839,005
 5,614,135
 273
 20,565
 21,756


 
 2004
 3,523,594
 3,589,670
 7,113,264
 332
 21,426
 22,892


 
 2005
 3,844,562
 3,931,064
 7,775,626
 365
 21,303
 22,766


 
 2006
 795,986
 807,894
 1,603,880
 82
 19,945
 21,327


 Dumfries Bypass North West of A780 (East)
 2000
 1,501,691
 1,484,562
 2,986,253
 366
 8,159
 8,602


 
 2001
 964,520
 958,336
 1,922,856
 252
 7,653
 8,109


 
 2002
 1,594,732
 1,569,047
 3,163,779
 365
 8,668
 9,056


 
 2003
 1,019,624
 1,023,096
 2,042,720
 229
 8,927
 9,298


 
 2004
 1,752,925
 1,782,950
 3,535,875
 365
 9,690
 10,170


 
 2005
 1,629,657
 1,622,218
 3,251,875
 321
 10,148
 10,651


 
 2006
 477133
 479,671
 956,804
 104
 9,303
 10,038


 Collin Diversion - West of B724
 2000
 2,195,629
 2,136,094
 4,331,723
 353
 12,271
 12,805


 
 2001
 1,140,674
 1,098,298
 2,238,972
 243
 9,223
 9,675


 
 2002
 2,096,589
 2,034,965
 4,131,554
 327
 12,668
 13,143


 
 2003
 2,465,340
 2,345,805
 4,811,145
 358
 13,444
 13,936


 
 2004
 2,005,829
 2,422,956
 4,428,785
 357
 12,414
 12,938


 
 2005
 2,153,882
 2,324,184
 4,478,066
 359
 12,474
 12,989


 
 2006
 686,005
 606,836
 1,292,841
 108
 12,041
 12,861


 North West of Cleughbrae - between B725 and B724
 2000
 222,743
 217,634
 440,377
 48
 9,175
 9,709


 
 2001
 287,014
 281,247
 568,261
 64
 8,879
 9,506


 
 2002
 261,579
 244,735
 506,314
 47
 11,007
 11,750


 
 2003
 203,011
 187,305
 390,316
 35
 11,499
 12,255


 
 2004
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A


 
 2005
 1,408,925
 1,403,906
 2,812,831
 250
 11,305
 11,762


 
 2006
 542,022
 533,427
 1,075,449
 108
 10,039
 10,824


 Kinmount East Lodge
 2000
 1,741,770
 1,674,192
 3,415,962
 352
 9,762
 10,189


 
 2001
 1,806,923
 1,753,203
 3,560,126
 365
 9,755
 10,168


 
 2002
 1,044,526
 949,201
 1,993,727
 204
 10,143
 10,443


 
 2003
 1,465,723
 1,420,049
 2,885,772
 285
 10,279
 10,622


 
 2004
 1,689,055
 1,639,656
 3,328,711
 299
 11,175
 11,633


 
 2005
 1,524,215
 1,592,336
 3,117,441
 255
 12,284
 12,830


 
 2006
 545,640
 560,992
 1,106,632
 149
 7,914
 8,291


 North West of Annan - North West of B721 (west)
 2000
 229,428
 228,124
 457,552
 49
 9,338
 9,851


 
 2001
 309,817
 311,964
 621,781
 71
 8,757
 9,464


 
 2002
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A


 
 2003
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A


 
 2004
 179,319
 132,267
 311,586
 34
 9,463
 9,986


 
 2005
 159,057
 166,053
 325,110
 31
 10,841
 11,485


 
 2006
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A


 Annan Bypass –East of B721 (west)
 2000
 165,902
 160,933
 326,835
 49
 6,670
 7,042


 
 2001
 277,019
 220,453
 447,472
 71
 6,302
 6,835


 
 2002
 120,330
 119,283
 239,613
 32
 7,740
 7,993


 
 2003
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A


 
 2004
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A


 
 2005
 1,252,149
 1,248,390
 2,500,539
 292
 8,582
 8,824


 
 2006
 388,999
 393,682
 782,681
 108
 7,306
 7,838


 East Riggs
 2000
 1,171,603
 1,135,664
 2,307,267
 248
 9,303
 9,528


 
 2001
 1,678,897
 1,612,826
 3,291,723
 362
 9,093
 9,355


 
 2002
 974,230
 938,090
 1,912,320
 196
 9,757
 10,028


 
 2003
 1,794,103
 1,744,076
 3,538,179
 364
 9,721
 9,947


 
 2004
 1,857,697
 1,812,826
 3,670,523
 366
 10,029
 10,317


 
 2005
 1,692,115
 1,692,407
 3,384,522
 330
 10,298
 10,642


 
 2006
 1,321,380
 1,320,019
 2,641,399
 255
 10,366
 10,729


 North East of B721 (east) - Gretna
 2000
 1,625,822
 1,621,210
 3,247,032
 351
 9,251
 9,680


 
 2001
 768,624
 759,261
 1,527,885
 177
 8,632
 9,168


 
 2002
 1,191,989
 1,122,745
 2,314,734
 296
 7,864
 8,148


 
 2003
 1,301,699
 1,205,296
 2,506,995
 317
 7,930
 8,228


 
 2004
 1,288,614
 1,289,823
 2,578,437
 261
 9,915
 10,379


 
 2005
 1,184,564
 1,204,578
 2,389,142
 226
 10,660
 11,079


 
 2006
 213,888
 2,208,890
 434,778
 44
 10,113
 10,782



  Notes:

  1. The table shows the total traffic flow at each site between 2000 and present and includes the directional total (eastbound and westbound) and the total flow. The number of days that the counter was operational is also shown as the number of days in a year that a site is operational varies from site to site.

  2. Where N/A is shown, the traffic counting equipment was non-operational.

  3. 2006 data collection is not yet complete.

  4. AADF – Annual Average Daily Flow.

  Transport Scotland has the operational responsibility for this area, and can be contacted for more information if required.

Traffic

Richard Lochhead (Moray) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list, in descending order, the volume of traffic per mile, or other appropriate measure, on each single carriageway trunk road.

Tavish Scott: The measure of traffic flow on trunk roads is the Annual Average Daily Flow (AADF). The AADF for key points on each single carriageway trunk road is listed in the following table:

  

 Location
 Annual Average Daily Traffic Flow 2005


 A737 Lochside
 22,638


 A738 Kilwinning - Stevenston
 18,682


 A977 Kincardine
 15,184


 A876 Kincardine to B9037
 14,898


 A985 High Valleyfield
 10,767


 A96 Forres
 10,229


 A702 Fulford
 9,901


 A84 Doune
 9,631


 A737 Dalry-Kilwinning
 9,265


 A68 Pathhead
 9,207


 A78 60m South of Hunterston Round about
 9,108


 A701 Locharbriggs
 8,441


 A6091 Melrose
 8,429


 A9 Tomatin
 8,368


 A1 Grantshouse
 8,255


 A75 Southeast of A751
 6,256


 A68 Jedburgh
 6,023


 A9 Dornoch
 5,461


 A82 Spean Bridge
 5,075


 A87 Broadford
 4,976


 A82 Ballachulish
 4,879


 A75 Carsluith
 4,820


 A7 Langholm
 3,576


 A87 Kyle of Lochalsh
 3,383


 A85 Loch Awe
 3,223


 A77 Glen App
 3,170


 A76 Mennock
 3,136


 A83 Ardrishaig
 2,805


 A95 Ballindalloch
 1,994


 A9 Berridale
 1,950


 A99 Latheron
 1,942


 A828 Creagan Bridge
 1,902


 A835 Aultguish
 1,610


 A751 SE of A77
 1,443


 A86 Roy Bridge
 1,256


 A830 Lochailort
 1,140


 A887 Invermoriston to Bunlayne
 963


 A889 Dalwhinnie
 679



  Note: Annual average daily traffic flows measured over seven consecutive days.

  Transport Scotland has the operational responsibility for this area, and can be contacted for more information if required.

Transport

Mr John Swinney (North Tayside) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive when it will announce its response to the consultation on the Strategic Transport Projects Review.

Tavish Scott: The Strategic Transport Projects Review is expected to conclude by summer 2008. The Scottish Executive will announce its response thereafter.

Transport

Donald Gorrie (Central Scotland) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it or its agencies have had with public transport providers with regard to introduction of the "London model" of provision of services to hospitals in Scotland.

Tavish Scott: The Scottish Executive Health Department, Scottish Executive Transport Group and Transport Scotland have not had discussions with public transport providers with regard to introduction of a "London model" of provision of services to hospitals in Scotland.

Voluntary Organisations

Karen Whitefield (Airdrie and Shotts) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the voluntary organisations to which it has allocated (a) direct grants, indicating the amount awarded and (b) indirect grants, indicating the amount offered in each case in 2006-07.

Johann Lamont: I have today arranged for the release of a spreadsheet detailing direct and indirect grants to voluntary organisations in 2006-07. In 2006-07 the Executive will be providing £517 million directly and £160 million indirectly - £677 million in total - to the voluntary sector in Scotland. This is an increase of £154 million from last year, reflecting the Scottish Executive’s continued commitment to the sector.

  Copies of the spreadsheets are available from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. numbers – Direct 40554 and – Indirect 40555) and also on the Scottish Executive website.

Waste Management

Phil Gallie (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will investigate the reasons for any delay which Scottish Water has encountered in adopting the Turnberry sewage pumping station.

Phil Gallie (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what cost has been incurred by Scottish Water as a result of any delay in the adoption of the Turnberry sewage pumping station.

Phil Gallie (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what testing of drainage was undertaken at the Turnberry sewage pumping station prior to the specification for drainage provision being agreed with the successful contractor.

Rhona Brankin: No. This is an operational matter for Scottish Water. I have asked the Chief Executive to reply to you directly.

Waterways

Derek Brownlee (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive whether there will be any reductions in the grant it gives to British Waterways in Scotland beyond 2007-08, in light of possible reductions in grant aid to British Waterways by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Tavish Scott: No decision has yet been made on the level of grant which the Scottish Executive will provide to British Waterways to fund its activities in Scotland from 2008-09 onwards. The current grant provided by the Scottish Executive is not linked to the level of funding which the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs provides and there are no plans to link this in the future.

Correction

The reply to question S2W-22182, which was originally answered on 25 January 2006, has been corrected: see page 8916 or http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/pqa/wa-06/wa0928.htm.

  The reply to question S2W-25754, which was originally answered on 13 June 2006, has been corrected: see page 8917 or http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/pqa/wa-06/wa0928.htm.